St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Houma, Louisiana)

Historic church in Louisiana, United States

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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	243 Barrow St., Houma, Louisiana
Coordinates	29°35′48″N 90°43′7″W / 29.59667°N 90.71861°W / 29.59667; -90.71861
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1892
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	89000331
Added to NRHP	May 1, 1989
Removed from NRHP	March 31, 2015

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church in Houma, Louisiana, in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. It is noted for its historic church at 243 Barrow Street, which was built in 1892 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

The parish was chartered in 1855. In 1857, Robert Ruffin Barrow donated five lots on Barrow Street, where the first church was built in 1857. In 1888, fire destroyed the rectory and the church was deemed unsafe, leading to the construction of the current buildings 1890–92.

On November 11, 2010, the church was destroyed in a fire and it was delisted from the National Register of Historic Places in March 31, 2015.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
History of St. Matthew's, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, retrieved July 20, 2019
"Fire razes church in Houma". The News-Star. November 12, 2010. p. 6A. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Finding Aid for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Records, Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church website

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